Investigation of the relationship between population growth and income per capita

High population growth rates are typical in most of the developing countries. This thesis explores the impact of this phenomenon on income per capita. A distinction between short-term, medium-term, and long-term effects is made in this research work. The study starts with developing theoretical frameworks from which hypotheses about this issue are derived. The conditions under which these hypotheses apply are closely examined. Data from rural Indonesia and Sub-Saharan Africa is used to test these hypotheses. The empirical evidence suggests that, at least in the short-term and medium-term, rapid population growth as experienced by these countries has probably adversely affected their per capita income growth rates. The methodologies used in this study, along with the empirical results, are compared to methodologies and results of other research.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Economics

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Arifa, Ali

Contributors dc:contributor

• McMahon, Walter W.

• Economics, General
• Economics, Labor

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Arifa, Ali

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9625108
(UMI)AAI9625108

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/21468